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GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARY

Regular School · KANSAS CITY, MO

GEORGE MELCHER ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, serving grades PK–06 with 341 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
341
Teachers (FTE)
24.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 195 57%
Hispanic/Latino 98 29%
Two or more races 26 8%
White 10 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6 2%
Asian 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 1%
Total enrollment 341 178M / 163F

English Language Learners: 24 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.9% 177
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 46.6% 177
Science Proficiency <=10% 51

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.92 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
22
6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 341 100%

Contact & Location

3958 CHELSEA

KANSAS CITY, MO 64130

Phone: (816)418-6735

District

KANSAS CITY 33

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,267

District enrollment: 14,413

NCES ID

291640000826

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD